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I didn't think it could look worse ... I was wrong. That 2-door is definitely fuglier.

There are some outlets that continually refer to the small utility as a "Renegade fighter" even though it is sure to be nearly a foot longer etc. and better compared to a Cherokee two models larger. TFL has also repeatedly used the image of the baby in articles about the Bronco, as if they...

Just like the numbers I posted earlier would suggest. Lop another 16-18" off for the 2-door Bronco version, and that 'baby' is now larger in some dimensions. I would expect their relationship to be more of a question of soft vs hard. The small utility will have a far more car-like ride...

I thought that might be the 2-door Excursion.

Someone caught it on the road. I don't remember the other ones having dual exhaust, and they certainly put some different wheels/tires on it. The rear glass is very upright, and could potentially have the same kind of 3rd/5th door mechanism as the Bronco will -- though we haven't seen one with...

Honestly, even if several Ford execs stood on stage in front of multiple cameras next to the mule/prototype itself and said this one is ABC and that one is XYZ we'd still get people rolling on the floor pounding their fists saying otherwise. Still, I wish they would try, and tell us something...

The body lines and shapes have a high level of identity, despite some camouflage and cladding efforts. This small utility is very clearly the baby-with-50-names. Like most cars it sits low to the ground, relatively speaking, and the independent suspension parts are tucked up into the unibody...

I would also expect the two body on frame vehicles to have more handling similarity. Especially when you take the idea of soft suspension into account -- Expedition is doing it for that 'floating' sort of road luxury/comfort, and Bronco would do it for articulation. The small utility might...

Yes. The Explorer shares its new rear wheel bias unibody with the Lincoln Aviator. The Bronco will most likely be the first vehicle built on a new ladder chassis that it will share with the next model of the Ranger due out in a couple more years (it might actually be preceded by the F150 if...

It does look far less capable than the concept. The tires and wheel-wells seem to have been significantly reduced. Most cars don't leave much room for tire/wheel upsizing, but if this was supposed to be a 'rugged' or 'off road' capable vehicle they seem to have curtailed that capability...

There is a very different structure between the ugly franken-ranger mule and the small utility. The Bronco is body-on-frame with a solid rear axle, and the one pictured above is unibody with fully independent suspension. The small utility looks carlike because its built on a compact car...

Out for a stroll again today. A little more detail in the suspension and tire size. Very comparable to the Cherokee. https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/19/ford-baby-bronco-suspension-spy-shots/#slide-2162763 . .

The body of the Wrangler cabin is 60". The outside surface of the wheels is 74". The EB's were 68" IIRC Even compact cars usually have a cabin body width greater than the Wrangler.

It makes the shadowed image make more sense, and why they're so close together on that financial marketing chart. The 4-door Small Utility and the Bronco really are the same general dimensions, with just the height and clearance likely to stand out (weight differences could be noticeable to the...

The Explorer has ballooned up to within a couple inches of the Expedition -- they are both three row vehicles (7-8 passengers, plus cargo). By the chart and the numbers, I would expect the new Bronco to be slightly smaller than the Edge, which is no petite vehicle either (although the Bronco...

I have often thought they could fill that just by making a 2-door version of the Expedition ... that nearly no-one would buy. There are a lot of indicators suggesting that segment isn't very large, nor is the compact end of objectively rugged vehicles. That's why the Bronco is midsized, to...

Design language. I too certainly hope that they're in entirely different leagues when it comes to off road capability and objective ruggedness. While I personally find the idea distatefull that a little crossover will share the Bronco name with what I was hoping to buy/drive, it is hard to...

I'm not talking about the cardboard box or whatever that is obviously attached between the rails, I'm talking about something like this, on one of their theoretical competitors ... . .

The more I look at the prototype and the NV spy picture, I notice the roofline has a bit of an unusual shape to it. Almost reminiscent of an old Land Rover. Do you suppose they worked some kind of roof removability into the small utility as well?

I questioned the scale of that graphic as well when I was first looking at it, but we have to remember it was part of some PowerPoint type presentation, and they just wanted it to be easy to read. I for one hope the reality is more like this ... . .